The nurse is reviewing with a client cerebral circulation. The client is going to be having brain surgery and knows that circulation to the brain is vital in maintaining life and the ability to function
Based on this information, the nurse reviews the circulation in the brain. Which response by the nurse is best in the identification of which artery connects with the circle of Willis to provide oxygenated blood to the brain? A) Common carotid artery
B) Internal carotid artery
C) Right vertebral artery
D) Left vertebral artery
B
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Anteriorly, one branch of the common carotid artery is the internal carotid artery. The internal carotid anastomoses (connects) with the circle of Willis, thus providing oxygenated blood to the brain. Oxygenated blood also arrives at the brain by another route. The right vertebral artery and left vertebral artery branch form the subclavian artery at the posterior aspect of the brain.
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